Posted on 02/09/2007 9:20:30 PM PST by snugs
Next week is Valentine's Day which for some of us if we are single can be depressing on the other hand we do not have the dilemma will We buy the right bottle of perfume, wine or box of chocolates. Will we pick the right restaurant, movie or play.
Instead of concentrating on the lack of a partner at the time of year lets look at the positives of our lives as singles. Places we can go, things we can do without having to negotiate with a partner.
Some may have children or elderly parents which means you are restricted but even so these are family members that most times offer unconditional love and support even if at times it does not seem like it. A partner gives love but often conditional love, a relationship that has to be worked at rather than being born into. There are great rewards in both and pressures in both.
As singles we can also appreciate and enjoy seeing happy couples this Valentines and sympathising with those who are just acting it out and being thankful once again that being single is preferable in many cases to pretending.
Be positive lets think of happy past Valentine Days maybe as a child for a lot of women when your father made you feel special. I know several families where the father always sends valentine cards to his daughters even though they are grown just to make sure they are not forgotten.
Come on all lets have fun and not dwell on what we do not have but celebrate that what we do have.
Keep positive and please try not to argue
Okay, time for round 2.
And let's get it right this time!
Lets hope we do not need the boxing gloves this time
Yeah, that was poor wording on my part. I meant round 2 as in trying the thread for a second round.
Good Lord, I hope not.
Great idea, Snugs, and I love your pictures of the Bushes and the Cheneys!
My mom loved all holidays, and for Valentine's day she'd bake soft sugar cookie cut-out hearts frosted in pink and red, YUM!
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I'm just going to make one post in this thread and apologize to everyone for my conduct in the previous one, which resulted in it getting yanked entirely by the AMs. I'll say good night to all of you and hope you have a happy weekend.
I always liked Valentine's Day. I never had a boyfriend on Valentine's but in high school, neither did my two best friends. We used Valentine's as a day to celebrate our friendship. The three of us would have a party, give each other presents, and talk all night long. So I have very positive associations for the day. It meant a lot to me to be able to celebrate with them instead of sitting around, being depressed.
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Valentine Rich Rolled Cookies Recipe #83963 Very rich and buttery cookies
30 servings 60 Cookies
45 min 15 min prep
1 cup butter (yes, 2 sticks!)
2/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Icing 1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
water
Cream butter and sugar.
Beat in egg and flavoring.
Combine and add flour and salt.
Chill dough 3-4 hours.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Roll thinly and cut.
Bake 8-10 minutes.
Ice with almond flavored icing.
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Hi again
positives...it is hard when you are going thru your third messy divorce...statistics say if i ever try again my chances are 9 out of 10 it will also fail!
on a positive note... i have found that what drives many of us is something we need to find within ourselves, and in our relationship with the Lord. that is where our identity is. if we expect another person, be it our child, our spouse, or future mate to make us happy, and give us our identity we are looking in the wrong place. the expectations are wrong and it will inevitably fail. when we know who we truly are in ourselves and our maker, then we can find the contentment that Paul talks about in our given situation. unless we are at that point in life where we know who we are, and content if that is the way it stays, we are not suitable for a relationship. i am speaking as much of myself, not pointing a finger at anyone.
for today, i have no great Valentine memories. maybe the future will hold some. i have to walk by faith and not by sight.
i heard something very interesting the other day...a speaker said, "God knows who your mate is supposed to be, who is in HIS plan. God is making you ready for that mate. God knows EXACTLY where that mate is right now. You don't! If you want to know who and where your mate is, perhaps you need to get closer to GOD. Then when the time is right, HE will bring you together, since HE knows where you both are!" Wouldn't you rather have GOD's pick of the mate that suits you, than pushing to find the mate yourself? AMEN to that. My finds were not good ones, and huge mistakes on my part...bad choices.
For Valentine's Day, maybe it is time to start a new tradition! Find someone who is in need, and do something nice for them with no expectations of anything in return. Bless them! THAT will give us more blessings in return, and tends to give a turn on our frame of mind.
::grin:: the really fun part is watching their reaction!
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